USS Cohoes (AN-78)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Cohoes |
| Namesake | Cohoes, New York |
| Builder | Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon |
| Launched | 29 November 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. W. W. Johnson |
| Commissioned | 23 March 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 3 September 1947 |
| Identification |
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| Recommissioned | 1968 |
| Decommissioned | 30 June 1972 |
| Stricken | 30 June 1972 |
| Identification | ANL-78 |
| Honors & awards | Nine campaign stars for Vietnam service |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 1 February 1973 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Cohoes-class net laying ship |
| Displacement | 775 tons |
| Length | 168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft 10 in (10.31 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric, 2,500 hp (1,900 kW) |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 46 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 1 x 3 in (76 mm)/50 gun |
USS Cohoes (YN-97/AN-78/ANL-78) was a Cohoes-class net laying ship which was assigned to protect United States Navy ships and harbors during World War II with her anti-submarine nets. Her World War II career was short lived; however, she was recommissioned during the Vietnam War where she earned nine campaign stars.